Oscars 2018: The best, worst and most surprising moments at Sunday's Academy Awards

Jordan Peele accepts the award for best original screenplay for "Get Out" at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)(Photo: Chris Pizzello, Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Jimmy Kimmel set the tone at Sunday's 90th Academy Awards ceremony when he stood next to a giant copy of the statuette and listed its good qualities: "Keeps his hands where you can see them. Never says a rude word. And most importantly, no penis at all."

So much for a highbrow ceremony. In his second consecutive year as host, Kimmel was more practical than epic in dealing with the year of the #metoo and Time's Up movements. He made a few sharp political jokes, but also he devoted much of his time to a gag involving a Jet Ski.

Water vehicles aside, there were a lot of great moments and some head-shaking ones, too. And the best picture winner was "La La Land." Kidding! Here's a round-up of what stood out:

Most efficient monologue: Kimmel hit all the necessary topics. He referenced the 2017 best picture flub by warning, "This year, when you hear your name called, don't get up right away. Give it a minute." He took several jabs at the epidemic of sexual misconduct, including a "Shape of Water" reference about 2018 being "the year men screwed up so badly, women started dating fish." He took swipes, too, at the Trump administration's intolerance, the gender pay gap and Hollywood's slow arrival to superhero inclusion. He gets an A for effort, but a B-minus for the actual comedy.

Best line: Kimmel's understated approach worked best when he addressed the box-office success of "Wonder Woman" and "Black Panther": "I remember a time when the major studios didn't believe a woman or a minority could open a superhero movie," he said. "And the reason I remember that time is because it was March of last year."

Frances McDormand accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)(Photo: Chris Pizzello, Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Most moving moment: Best actress winner Frances McDormand of "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" would have brought the audience to its feet with her remarks, if she already hadn't asked each of the female nominees in every category to stand up and be acknowledged. "Look around, ladies and gentlemen, because we all have stories to tell and projects we need to finance," McDormand stated. She ended her speech with two words, "inclusion rider," a reference to a contractual agreement to reach diversity goals.

Best fake out: Allison Janney of "I, Tonya" seemed like she was going to be refreshingly honest after winning best supporting actress. "I did it all by myself," she said after reaching the stage. But then she effusively thanked a long list of those who helped her, including the bird that sat on her shoulder in the film.

Most all-encompassing shout-out: While accepting his best supporting actor trophy, Sam Rockwell of "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" thanked everyone involved with the movie and "everyone who's ever looked at a billboard."

Best tweet: Jordan Peele, who, minutes after picking up his best original screenplay prize for "Get Out," posted this on Twitter: "I just won an Oscar. WTF?!?"

Biggest winner: Many excellent movies were honored, but the thing that got the most mentions was probably the $17,999 Jet Ski that Kimmel offered as a prize to the winner with the shortest acceptance speech. Costume designer Mark Bridges of "Phantom Thread," who got the prize, rode onstage on the Jet Ski as the evening concluded, wearing a life jacket and accompanied by Dame Helen Mirren.

Biggest loser: "Lady Bird," the film that critics adored but Oscar voters failed to reward despite five nominations.

Best on-stage shade: Before revealing the winner of best director, Emma Stone pointedly said, "These four men and Greta Gerwig created their own masterpieces this year." It was a nod to when Natalie Portman, presenting the same category at the Golden Globes, said, "And here are the all-male nominees." The winner both times, coincidentally? Guillermo del Toro for "The Shape of Water."

Best red-carpet shade: On the red carpet, Taraji P. Henson talked to E! host Ryan Seacrest about introducing Mary J. Blige's song performance. Or at least that was supposed to be the topic. "The universe has a way of taking care of good people, you know what I mean?" she said with a mysterious smile to Seacrest, who is facing accusations of sexual harassment from his former stylist. Talk about ominous subtext!

Best revival: The return – or should we say redemption? – of Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, who presented best picture and had the same duty last year during the "La La Land"/"Moonlight" fiasco. "Thank you, it's so nice seeing you again," said Beatty. "As they say, presenting is lovelier the second time around," added Dunaway. And more accurate, as "The Shape of Water" scored a flub-free victory.

Worst revival: Repeating with a twist his 2017 Oscar bit that brought unsuspecting tour bus riders into the auditorium, Kimmel took a gaggle of celebrities across the street to a sneak preview of "A Wrinkle in Time." Chaos ensued when the crowd spotted Ansel Elgort with a hot dog cannon, plus Gal Gadot, Margot Robbie, del Toro, etc. OK, Jimmy, enough with the stunt mingling.

Best ad-lib: Presenter Tiffany Haddish riffed hilariously with co-presenter Maya Rudolph, at one point waving to Meryl Streep in the front row."Hi, Meryl, I want you to be my mama one day," said Haddish. Hi, Tiffany, we want you to be our Oscar host in 2019.

Most dreamy: Lupita Nyong'o and Kumail Nanjiani (who joked that his given Pakistani name is Chris Pine) were gorgeous and funny as presenters, but they made an even bigger impression by standing with the young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers. As Nyong'o put it, "Dreams are the foundation of Hollywood and dreams are the foundation of America."

Best trio: Ashley Judd, Annabella Sciorra and Salma Hayek, who represented the large number of women who've spoken up about Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual abuse, teamed up to introduce a video segment on trail-blazing representation in movies like "Get Out," "Mudbound," "The Big Sick," "Lady Bird," and "A Fantastic Woman," among others.

Best age demographic: Anyone over 80, a supremely stylish group that covered supporting actor nominee Christopher Plummer (88), documentary nominee Agnes Varda (89), adapted screenplay winner James Ivory (89) and actress Rita Moreno (86), who wore the same gown she donned to accept her 1962 Oscar for "West Side Story." Topping them all was Eva Marie Saint, 93, who admitted, "I am older than the Academy. ... I'm very proud of that. Just keep moving."

Best sport: Lakeith Stanfield, who dressed up as the dazed suburban prisoner he played in "Get Out" in order for Kimmel to make a joke. The orchestra would no longer play off long-winded winners, announced Kimmel. Instead, Stanfield would run after them screaming, "Get out!" Get it? "That was so weird," tweeted Stanfield afterward.

Worst set: The giant, gaudy geode-from-outer-space sparkles framing the stage at the Dolby Theatre. "They're just like the Orgasmatron from 'Barbarella,' " cracked Jane Fonda.

Guillermo del Toro, winner of the awards for best director and best picture for "The Shape of Water," poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)(Photo: Jordan Strauss, Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Best knocking down of walls: After winning best director for "The Shape of Water," which went on to nab best picture, Guillermo del Toro, who's from Mexico, said, "The greatest thing our art does and our industry does is to erase the lines in our sand. We should continue to do that as the world tells us to make them deeper." Amen.